Gambia/Cote d'Ivoire: Drogba to Miss Gambia Date After Shock Omission

Gambian players will not have the chance to play against crowd favourite Didier Drogba in Saturday's match in Abidjan after the Galatasaray striker became a shock omission from Ivory Coast's 28-man squad for the World Cup qualifier against the Scorpions.

But Gambians will hope that they will be second time lucky and that the former Chelsea star will be included in the squad when the Elephants travel to Banjul in June for the return leg of the home and away series.

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